Optimist

Your eyes have a haunted look
But I can't know what ghost they're hiding
Still you stay near, idled by fear
It's not enough to know that you're here

Help me understand
Why you're warmer than a gun but colder than its hand

Optimism will make you suffer fools gladly
I'm holding out for you to do the right thing
Emphatically

People don't do what they say or mean even if they wanted to
Now I'm an optimist, but then I must admit people just don't do what they...

Do what you want, you're free, endlessly
And dreaming's for fools with a whim to spare
Your mind is so nonchalant and fresh
Oh yes, and magnetic eyes are drawn to yours

Idealism will make you impatient
They're holding out for you to win all
Or break them utterly

People don't do what they say or mean even if they wanted to
Now I'm an optimist, but then I must admit people just do...

Optimist, optimist